Saigon to Phnom Penh

We have found our way to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The bus ride was scheduled to take six hours, but in Asian good fashion, the bus ride took almost nine hours. Crossing the border went fairly smooth and we rode on a sweet bus. Some of the company was less than desirable,  but the cutest little Vietnamese woman sat across from us and would sing to the old time music that would turn on throughout the bus ride.

We arrived in Phnom Penh and borrowed some guy's phone to call the nanny of John and Michele Hustedt. Chandet (the nanny) arrived in a tuk tuk and off we went to John and Michele's place. When we arrived, we felt like we were on House Hunters International.  John and Michele and their two year old daughter Anna were wonderful to stay with. John is the older brother of a friend of ours, Anna Cannon. Anna and her husband, Brad, were in our Ward in Logan and got us in contact with John and Michele. Small world, but we are happy it is small.

John and Michele have been a great resource in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. They have traveled to all of these places several times during the two years they have lived in Phnom Penh and John has done much traveling before that also. We are very happy and thankful for this new friendship. Thanks John and Michele!

We attended an International Branch today. The members are from different parts of the world. One family from Nigeria. One guy from New Mexico. Few Cambodians. And a family of Philippinos. Plus, two Senior Missionaries from Idaho Falls. We also had a family much like us visit too. The family was grandparents,  daughter, and grandson. The grandson had just completed his Eagle Scout Project by delivering soccer balls, toys, hygiene products and underwear to a remote village in Laos. Talk about an Eagle Scout Project!

Pictured below is us with John and Michele. Their daughter Anna was napping because they arrived from Hanoi at 11pm the night before also. Late night for the little one.